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*Powell seems to be a caricature of the stereotypical businessman who will do anything to make a profit. At the current rate, he's also shapping up to be the biggest human villian in the series. | *Powell seems to be a caricature of the stereotypical businessman who will do anything to make a profit. At the current rate, he's also shapping up to be the biggest human villian in the series. or any series. | ||
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Revision as of 01:23, 21 April 2008
- Porter C. Powell is a human from the Animated continuity family.
Porter C. Powell is Chairman of the Board of Sumdac Systems... and, peculiarly, a major financier of the experiments and business ventures of one of Sumdac's chief rivals, Prometheus Black. A capitalist of the sleazy, profit no matter what type, Powell is not above working with the villianous or demented to make financial profits.
Basically, he's a rich jerk. His mullet, however, is truly inspirational.
Fiction
Transformers Animated cartoon
- Voice actor: Bumper Robinson (English), Klaus Lochthove (German)
After the highly public failure of Black's test subject, Colossus Rhodes, Porter C. Powell spoke to Black via the video link in his lab. When Black tried to sell Powell on his latest innovation (a super-corrosive derived from Autobot mech fluid and Black's own steroids) and the necessity of a new human test subject, Powell informed him that Black's investors were unwilling to sink any more money into his mad science—and furthermore, that even the prison system wouldn't provide Black with a new guinea pig. Regretfully, Powell ended both the call and his business relationship with Black. Total Meltdown
Powell was among the crowd who watched Isaac Sumdac unveil his new improved Dinobots at Dino Drive. Blast from the Past
After Isaac Sumdac was abducted by Megatron, Sari took over leadership of the company. Powell disapproved of having a mere child responsible for the business, especially since she was diverting corporate funds to the search for her father. Powell wouldn't have to deal with her for very long, however: he was able to discover no legal documents referring to a "Sari Sumdac"—no will, birth certificate, adoption papers, Social Security Number, anything. Not only is there no proof she is Sumdac's daughter, from a bureaucratic standpoint, there is no proof she exists. Powell was installed as new CEO of Sumdac Systems, and one of his early decisions was to lock Sari out of Isaac's lab and offices. He then, rather smugly, informed Sari of her "lack of existence". What a nice guy. The Elite Guard
 Spoiler warning: Plot details for The Return of the Headmaster follow. of the next episode/issue in the series or 30 days after release, whichever is sooner |
Further proving what kind of human being he was, he subsequently kicked Sari out of Sumdac Tower, confiscated Tutor Bot and Sparkplug, and gave her bedroom to Henry Masterson, despite that whole attempted detonatonation of a nuclear power plant thing. He hired Masterson in the hopes of gaining access to lucrative military contracts. When Masterson body jacked Sentinel Prime, he told Optimus Prime that he had no idea where Masterson was, but quickly phoned Masterson and warned him not to embarass the company, allowing Optimus to track Masterson down to the docks. After Masterson was apprehended, Powell managed to get him out of jail time by saying that the Autobots were not protected under the law, and the battle between Optimus and Masterson took place on a ship in international waters (specifically, between the United States and Canada) and thus, Captain Fanzone didn't have jurisdiction. The Return of the Headmaster
Trivia
- Powell seems to be a caricature of the stereotypical businessman who will do anything to make a profit. At the current rate, he's also shapping up to be the biggest human villian in the series. or any series.
